Vignesh & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vignesh and Ilayaraja appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1992 and 1997. Their highest-rated collaboration was Raman Abdullah (1997 — 6.5/10). Films span Chinna Thayee (1992) through Raman Abdullah (1997).
The Vignesh & Ilayaraja partnership
From Chinna Thayee (1992) to Raman Abdullah (1997). The ran closed with Raman Abdullah in 1997. It started with Chinna Thayee (1992).
2 films across 1 decade
- Raman Abdullah
- Chinna Thayee0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Vignesh had 2 films behind them; Ilayaraja had 74. After Raman Abdullah, Ilayaraja kept going for 79 more films; Vignesh stepped back.
Before Chinna Thayee, Vignesh had starred in 2 films, including En Thangachi Padichava (1988) and Avanga Namma Ooru Ponnunga (1990).
After Raman Abdullah, Vignesh went on to appear in 22 more films, including Baba Black Sheep (2023) and Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998).
Before Chinna Thayee, Ilayaraja had starred in 74 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Sami Potta Mudichu (1991).
After Raman Abdullah, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 79 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vignesh & Ilayaraja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aadukalam Naren is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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